Perfect for horror fans who can't get enough of folklore and fairy-tale retellings that veer in unexpected directions. -Booklist, STARRED Review

2023 Bram Stoker Awards(R) Nominee
2023 Silver Falchion Awards Winner

Fans of folklore retellings will find plenty to enjoy. -Publishers Weekly

A collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by the Baba Yaga. Featuring Gwendolyn Kiste, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Mercedes M. Yardley, Monique Snyman, Donna Lynch, Lisa Quigley, and R. J. Joseph, with a foreword by Christina Henry.

Deep in the dark forest, in a cottage that spins on birds' legs behind a fence topped with human skulls, lives the Baba Yaga. A guardian of the water of life, she lives with her sisters and takes to the skies in a giant mortar and pestle, creating tempests as she goes. Those who come across the Baba Yaga may find help, or hinderance, or horror. She is wild, she is woman, she is witch--and these are her tales.
Edited by Lindy Ryan, this collection brings together some of today's leading voices of women-in-horror as they pay tribute to the Baba Yaga, and go Into the Forest.

Lyrical and brutal; each story unfolds hidden truths about the all-devouring witch. The stories in Into the Forest collect the guts and bones of some of the world's oldest witch tales and refashion them into something new, beautiful, and gruesome. -Foreword Reviews

I cannot promise this is exactly how it happened, but you can trust this is exactly how it felt.

In The Sad Stays, Ashley Lumpkin weaves poetry and prose, intake form and erasure, screenplay and hymn, to explore the experience of living with mental illness. At turns humorous and heart-rending, this inventive memoir presents a portrait of bipolar disorder beyond its popular misconceptions.

Lumpkin lets us in on her conversations with doctors, therapists and friends, both romantic and platonic. She wrestles with questions of identity, faith and responsibility in the face of a disease she can barely control.

The Sad Stays offers us a new, lyrical lens through which to comprehend a widely stigmatized and misunderstood illness.

Visceral poems pack an emotional punch, and yet, also hold a beauty, truth, and lyricism that cannot be denied... A message carried with strength by the entire volume. -Library Journal

2023 The BookFest Awards(R) Winner

A showcase of poetry from some of the darkest and most lyrical voices of women in horror.

Under Her Skin features the best in never-before-published dark verse and lyrical prose from the voices of Women in Horror. Centered on the innate relationship between body horror and the female experience, this collection features work from Bram-Stoker Award(R) winning and nominated authors, as well as dozens of poems from women (cis and trans) and non-binary femmes.

Edited by Lindy Ryan and Toni Miller, Under Her Skin celebrates women in horror from cover to cover. In addition to poems contributed by seventy poets, the collection also features a foreword penned by Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA) Grand Master and recipient of the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, Linda D. Addison; interior illustrations by Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association Grand Master and recipient of the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award Marge Simon; and cover art by noted horror artist Lynne Hansen.

Under Her Skin pair[s] body horror with verse to explore...the female experience, including the endless and sometimes surgical quest for unattainable beauty, the inherent and catastrophic violence of abusive relationships and societal expectations, and the frightening transformation(s) of motherhood. -Rue Morgue,

They told him his daughter died. But what if she didn't?

Ten years ago, Keaton Young turned his back briefly on his four-year-old daughter, Vivian, during a family picnic at the beach. Minutes later, she was gone, her floaties found in the ocean. Drowned.

But they never found a body. And Keaton has never given up hope that, somehow, she's still alive.

He thought he'd found her numerous times, only to be wrong. But when he sees fourteen-year-old Emily step off a school bus, he knows this time it's really his daughter. Even though he's been convicted of stalking before. Even though his ex-wife and his family think he's crazy.

He's determined to find out. Regardless of the cost.

From the Helen Kay Chapbook Award-Winning poet Cassondra Windwalker, an unsuspecting librarian falls head-over-heels for a married man, but when she finds herself caught up in a whirlwind romance, she discovers her new husband's past wives have all met early deaths--and some aren't ready to let go yet.

Obsession never dies.

When librarian Sigrun falls head-over-heels for the sophisticated and very married Edgar Leyward, she never expects to find herself in his bed--or his heart. Nevertheless, when his enigmatic wife Octavia dies from a sudden illness, Sigrun finds herself caught up in a whirlwind romance worthy of the most lurid novels on her bookshelves.

Sigrun soon discovers Octavia wasn't Edgar's first lost love, or even his second. Three women Edgar has loved met early deaths. As she delves into her beloved's past through a trove of discovered letters, the edges of Sigrun identity begin to disappear, fading into the women of the past. Sigrun tells herself it's impossible for any dark magic to be at play--that the dead can't possibly inhabit the bodies of the living--but something shadowy stalks the halls of the Leyward house and the lines between the love of the present and the obsessions of the past become increasingly blurred--and bloody.

Mixing lyrical prose with simmering terror, Hold My Place is a modern gothic horror worthy of Shirley Jackson's nightmares and Daphne DuMaurier's dangerous lovers.

Hold My Place is a dark, sensuous tale about obliterating love, and Windwalker's superb prose fairly drips with beauty. You simply must read this haunting book. --Mercedes M. Yardley, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Little Dead Red

Sinister undertones steadily build into a genuine sense of doom...as thought-provoking as it is harrowing. --Publishers Weekly

With ethereal prose [Hold My Place]'s departure from genre tropes will make it a favorite with gothic-horror and dark-romance readers. --Booklist

A satisfying blend of romance and ghost story.... Hold My Place is anything but ordinary or predictable, despite its firm roots in the horror world. --Midwest Book Review

Brimming with muted eroticism, Hold My Place is a dark romance novel punctuated by longing, lingering spirits and love without end. --Foreword Reviews

Darling has its demons.
Cherry LaRouche escaped the claws of Darling, Louisiana at sixteen. When she is forced to return after her mother's death, Cherry and her children move back into her childhood home where the walls whisper and something sinister skitters across the roof at night.
While Cherry tries to settle back into a town where evil spreads like infection, the bodies of several murdered children turn up. When Cherry's own daughter goes missing, she's forced to confront the true monsters of Darling.

A showcase of poetry from some of the darkest and most lyrical voices of women in horror. A follow-up to the award-winning poetry showcase Under Her Skin, UNDER HER EYE features the best in never-before-published dark verse and lyrical prose from the voices of Women in Horror, themed on domestic horror and the terror women too often experience in their own homes. Edited by Lindy Ryan and Lee Murray, UNDER HER EYE celebrates women in horror from cover to cover. In addition to poems contributed by over one hundred poets worldwide, the collection features poems from Stephanie M. Wytovich, Jessica McHugh, and Marge Simon, with cover art by noted horror artist Lynne Hansen and an introduction by Bram Stoker Award(R)-winning poet Sara Tantlinger. This showcase is produced in partnership with The Pixel Project, a global non-profit organization focused on ending violence against women globally.

The skeletons in the closet have nothing on the one in your backyard.

Freshly divorced and grieving the death of her father, Josie Lauer has caged herself inside her home. To cope with her losses, Josie follows a strict daily routine of work, playing with her dog, and trying to remember to eat a decent meal-and ending each night by drinking copious amounts of vodka. In other words, she is not coping at all.

Everything changes when Josie wakes to find a small shrub has sprouted in her backyard the morning after yet another bender. Within hours, the vine-like plant is running amok-and it's brought company: a busybody new neighbor who insists on thrusting herself into Josie's life, and a talking skeleton called Skelly that has perched itself in Josie's backyard on a throne made of vines.

As the strangely sentient plant continues to grow and twist its tendrils inside Josie's suddenly complicated life, Josie begins to realize there's a reason Skelly has chosen to appear. All Josie has to do is figure out what that reason is-and she has only a few days to do it, or else she might find herself on the wrong side of catastrophe.

Handguns have been used throughout the centuries in many athletic disciplines. This book relates to two pistol types: the revolver and the semi-automatic pistol. Using a pistol can be fun once the user knows how to safely command the firearm. There are many areas where pistols are used. Some owners enjoy hunting, while others develop their skills as sport athletes competing against other firearm users around the world. Different athletic shooting disciplines require different types of pistols. Sporting athletes must know what type of equipment is needed for their respective competition. Doing research and test firing various pistols will give you the opportunity to find a pistol that best suits you. Individuals also keep firearms as a method of protection against unwanted threats.

This book provides information on safe firearm handling, firearm stance, grip, and speaks about the various types of pistols, ammunition, and targets. This book reinforces the importance of safety and gives the reader an understanding on gun handling techniques that will enhance their ability to handle any type of firearm in a safe manner.

Suited for all firearm enthusiasts, this book explains the similarities in the operations of various firearms and shows the different components based on their functionality. There are other types of pistols built for specific shooting disciplines. No matter the discipline, there are always three fundamental practices when it comes to safe firearm handling.

1. Muzzle Discipline: Always keep the gun muzzle pointed in a safe direction.
2. Firearm Operation: Always keep the firearm unloaded until ready to use.
3. Trigger Finger: Always keep your finger from the trigger until ready to shoot.

Remember, a firearm is only dangerous when used unsafely.

Some evil wants to live forever.

Ten years ago a witch sacrificed Britta Orchid's family and turned her into a werewolf. Selena Stone's spell failed, and she was never seen again. Until now.

Officer Aaron Labaye has discovered Selena's remains in the house where Britta's family died, and dragged Britta back to Louisiana to aid the investigation, hoping her past will break the case. Britta has a hard time resisting the handsome rookie, especially when he shows her a new drawing by her murdered little brother: Britta in her wolf-form.

As an unseen hand sets events in motion, Britta has to help Labaye dig into the murders old and new. The bloodthirsty ghost of her brother, a jealous member from her pack, and a former friend with a serious prejudice against wolves all stand to stop Britta as she fights to finally get the truth about that night ten years ago. But, as she looks harder than ever into her own dark past, Britta will confront more than just her own demons as she fights for peace for herself and for her family. She can't hide anymore, but must find her place in a world she's avoided--and discover what it truly means to be a wolf.

Award-Winning Finalist, Fiction Series, Chanticleer International Book Awards
It's dark in the Old Country.
Where do goblins come from? Why do they only turn up in the Old Country, and why do they like swearing so much? Sloot Peril--a hero who's staunchly averse to heroics--goes searching for answers. Much to his chagrin, he finds them.
Everything changed after the Fall of Salzstadt but try telling that to the people of the city, whose capacity for denial is unmatched. They have yet to acknowledge that Vlad the Invader cut a bloody swath through their city, that the dead are walking the streets, or that the Domnitor--long may he reign--has fled to wherever despots go on very long vacations while goblin infestations take care of themselves. The worst of villains holds all the power, unspeakable dark forces are on the rise, and everyone wants to kidnap the Domnitor--long may he reign--for their own nefarious ends.
If all of that weren't bad enough, Sloot's got the fate of his own soul to worry about. Can his girlfriend help him save the Old Country from annihilation? Is Myrtle really his girlfriend? If all goes well for Sloot--which it never d

Princess Julianna may be cursed to dwell in darkness, but she's no damsel in distress.

THE PRINCESS BRIDE meets MONTY PYTHON in How to Break an Evil Curse, the first book in a fractured fairytale series about a princess who may be cursed to live in darkness, but refuses to let her curse define her life.

The King of the Land of Fritillary has incurred the wrath of his ex-bestie, the evil wizard Farland Phelps. Farland curses the King's firstborn to die if touched by sunlight, and just like that, Julianna must spend her life in the depths of a castle dungeon (emptied of prisoners and redecorated in the latest fashion, of course). A young woman of infinite resourcefulness, all she needs is a serving spoon, a loose rock in the wall, and eight years of digging, and Julianna is free to explore the city--just not while the sun is out!

Warren Kensington is a member of a seafaring traveling theater troupe and the unwitting magical cure to the curse. When the pirate ship he's sailing on is damaged in stormy seas, he goes ashore and bumps into Julianna on the streets of the capitol. The pair accidentally set in motion a chain of events that uncovers Farland's plans to take over the throne. Julianna, Warren, and some friends they meet along the way are the only ones who can save the monarchy.

But the farther they go along their increasingly ludicrous journey, and the more citizens they meet, the more Julianna wonders whether her dad's throne is worth saving. From an evil and greedy wizard? Well, sure. But from the people of Fritillary who are trying to spark a revolution? The people suffering in poverty, malnutrition, and other forms of medieval-esque peasant hardship? It doesn't take Julianna long to find that the real world is far more complicated than a black-and-white fairytale.

From hungry ghosts, vampiric babies, and shapeshifting fox spirits to the avenging White Lady of urban legend, for generations, Asian women's roles have been shaped and defined through myth and story. In Unquiet Spirits, Asian writers of horror reflect on the impact of superstition, spirits, and the supernatural in this unique collection of 21 personal essays exploring themes of otherness, identity, expectation, duty, and loss, and leading, ultimately, to understanding and empowerment.

It's 2025. Sisters, Doris and Thea, exist worlds apart, despite living within a few miles of one another. Doris with her regular home and regular husband and regular job, and Thea slinking along the edges of society, solitary and invisible. When a storm of biblical proportions strikes, the wayward sisters are begrudgingly forced together as the the rain waters rise, each attempting to survive both the flood and each other. One year later, Thea--now calling herself Sestra--floats throughout a ravaged, flood soaked world. Her former life drowned beneath metric tons of water, she and her only companion, Robert, battle starvation, heat stroke, and the monstrous creatures called Posies that appeared alongside the flood. When they run across what they assume to be an abandoned tugboat, their journey takes a new turn, and the truth about the flood and the monsters seems more intricately linked to Thea's past then she may realize.

A hell prince bent on vengeance

An angel who cannot lie

A grumpy-sunshine supernatural adventure where the stakes couldn't be higher.

Haziel loves her archangel, Ramiel. She always has. So, when he sends her on a mission to monitor his opposing hell prince, Wrath, Haziel is happy to serve.

Once bitten twice shy, Wrath is hell-bent on finding his daughter, the Nephilim Edme. Certain Lucifer is responsible for Edme's abduction and the growing demon rebellion in hell, Wrath is on the warpath.

He doesn't count on an unfailingly honest, vivacious seraph tagging along-an unwelcome and increasingly intriguing distraction.

Haziel is horrified when her feelings for boorish, frustrating Wrath start to complicate her mission. Not wanting to betray her first love, Ramiel, she fights her growing attraction.

Haziel and Wrath discover the demon revolution is a greater threat than the combined gathering of heaven, hell, and earth suspect. And the end of days countdown has begun as the first horseman of the apocalypse wakes.

While they battle a spiraling situation that heralds the end of all creation, Haziel is forced to choose between Wrath and Ramiel. And Wrath must overcome his bitterness and take a chance on a love that shouldn't exist.

Award-winning picture book now an award-winning animated short film featuring narration by Mister Sam Shearon.
Alistair Gray loves Halloween.
When Alistair Gray attends his school Halloween carnival, he is disappointed to see his favorite night of the year has turned more silly than scary--all treats and no tricks.
But when he wanders alone into the dark the night before Hallow's Eve, Alistair meets a spooky new friend that teaches him the holiday is about fun and fright...and that there's more than one way to celebrate Halloween.

She'll eat you up.

A hungry ghost escapes from a dark realm into the human world, where it enters the unconscious body of a woman named Sam. When Sam appears to miraculously awaken from her accident-induced coma, her lesbian lover, alcoholic ex-husband, and well-meaning family must come together to try and stop the ghost from devouring everything Sam once loved.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in Boston, a mysterious new kitten has just been born who holds the key to understanding what has happened to Sam. Will Sam's loved ones be able to put things back in their proper place, or will the ghost destroy them first?

Flesh splits. Bones break. Screams build.
The synchronicity of woman and wolf has long been buried. Ruled by the moon and her cycles of blood, rage, and transformation, the desire and pull to shapeshift and transmute runs deep beneath her skin. She is a beacon of duality, the divine and the monstrous, the deep glow of wolfsbane and the indent of fresh bite marks on skin.
We fear her because we are her: the feral, the wild, the mad.
From Angela Carter's The Company of Wolves to Rachel Harrison's Such Sharp Teeth, women have been dancing with the wolf and teasing it out of the woods for centuries. We feed the untamed, hoping to release the beast inside, giving us strength, sisterhood, and the confidence to howl. The animal releases us from shame and permits us to seek out and accept our truth. With the wolf, we are free; with freedom, we are empowered.
In a world where silver is the least of our worries, HOWL seeks to give voice to the wolves and women of contemporary horror as they shed their skin, unhinge their jaws, and bare their teeth for all to see.
From award-winning editors Lindy Ryan and Stephanie M. Wytovich comes HOWL, a brand-new anthology of original stories and poems from women of contemporary horror who give voices to wolves as they shed their skin, unhinge their jaws, and bare their teeth for all to see. Featuring Delilah S. Dawson, Christina Henry, Gwendolyn Kiste, Ai Jiang, and many more, with an introduction by Rachel Harrison.

GET READY TO RUUUUUMBLE!!!

In one corner, heavyweight supernatural and reigning king of hell (self-proclaimed but whatevs...) we have Lucifer. Hell bent on hunting down his traitorous second, packing the punch of the pride seal, and thoroughly pissed off, he's not to be messed with.

And the challenger, in the human corner. Weighing in with her grimoire and her binding amulet we have the feisty, determined witch, Bianca. She's come to save her coven and she won't take no for an answer.

Bell rings-seconds out-witch and hell prince square off. Sexual chemistry flares, the matchup gets personal, and where there's smoke, there is most definitely fire. But circumstances suspend hostilities: the horsemen Pestilence wakes, seals crack, and hell prince Belphegor goes missing. In a race against time, Lucifer and Bianca must tag team it to stop the end of days.